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The Shawshank Redemption tree

Move over, Morgan Freeman: the real star of The Shawshank Redemption movie – according to arborists at least – was the hefty white oak tree under which Red finds a box of money and a letter left to him by his old prison pal Andy Dufresne.

But – in real life – the tree (in Mansfield, Ohio) was destroyed by high winds this week, and fans took to social media to lament its loss. On Instagram, jmeegram wrote: "I always wanted to go see [the tree], that movie has always meant a lot to me. Guess I'll have to go to Zihuatanejo [where Red and Andy are reunited] instead." On Twitter, @agarrettABJ wrote: "I hope some clever person salvages the wood from this Mansfield tree and makes something fantastic. #Shawshank".